SHOULD NEW ZEALAND FEDERATE.
1 TO THE EDITOR. Deah Sir,—The question of Pedtrttioa in my opinion resolves itself into a statement of profit and loss. Tho balance sheet (were Federation adopted) would read somewhat as follows: LOSSES. 1. Our independence as a self governing state. 2. Our position as the moat advanced and liberal of the self governing colonies. 3. Oar name as New Zoalandars would bocome extinct, and our eouutry effaced from the map. 4. Our statesmen, scholars and soldiers would, lose their identity as New Zealanders. r>. Our "female franchise" and other ref rms not adopted by less enterprising Australia. (This is a probability.) 6. Our commercial interests with Australia would remain unchanged, (Law of supply and demand.) Profits. Nil. Other losses might be mentioned, but I think the bnltnce sho*t already sufficiently shows that for.ua tho better policy is nan-Federation.—l am, &o, New Zealahdek.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 45, 5 March 1901, Page 2
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147SHOULD NEW ZEALAND FEDERATE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 45, 5 March 1901, Page 2
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